Public Pro Bono Debate in New York Bar Association
In White Plains the New York State Bar Association debates requiring lawyers to volunteer 20 hours yearly for the poor. A Wachtler panel favors 20 hours while skeptics question volunteer reliability. the plan focuses on local level efforts, funding for legal services, and a statewide survey to gauge pro bono work.
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White Plains
New York State Bar Association
Sol Wachtler
Bar Association
Victor Marrero
New York City
Wachtler
Thatcher's sanctions stance against apartheid provokes critique
The piece argues Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher misleads on sanctions against South Africa. It states sanctions harm white investors and profits, not black South Africans who suffer under apartheid. Britain’s ties and investments complicate moral judgments, calling Thatcher's rhetoric phony and self-serving.
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Britain
Margaret Thatcher
Commonwealth
South Africa
Thatcher
Reagan
Canada
Turn Back Clock Replace Smoke Detector Battery
Fall back time prompts a clock change at 2 a.m. on Sunday and a call to also replace smoke detector batteries. Fire chiefs and burn groups urge timely checks and yearly replacement to boost safety amid ongoing neglect and aging detectors.
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International Association of Fire Chiefs
American Burn Association
Night of terror bonds Bay Area community after quake
Observers describe how the 7.1 earthquake reshaped social life in the Bay Area, uniting strangers, spotlighting architectural looting, and prompting lessons on humanity. A West Oakland interfaith memorial emphasized equality, while officials note the need to address material and psychological rubble and redefine neighborly bonds.
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Bay Area
Cypress
West
Oakland
West Oakland
Imam Faheem Shuaibe
Marina
Cypress Structure
Nature
Wilder's Virginia race as first Black governor bid unfolds
Vienna VA in autumn 1989 reports a tense governor race pitting L Douglas Wilder, grandson of slaves, against J Marshall Coleman. Wilder trails on white vote, emphasizes abortion as freedom, avoids Jackson help, while Coleman attacks Wilder on death penalty and past. The race challenges Virginia's political history and race norms.
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Vienna
Virginia
America
L. Douglas Wilder
Wilder
J. Marshall Coleman
Guidgers
Ace
Coleman
United States
Washington
Jesse Jackson
New South
Richmond
Monticello
Douglas Wilder
Marshal
Crisp Wilder
University of Virginia
Larry Sabato
Harry Byrd Sr
Ol’ Harry
Doug Wilder
Howard University Law Grad
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Arthur Jenkins
Herald
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Stephen Rogers
Post Office Box
Stephen A. Rogers
Clinton Square
Syracuse NY
Timothy DR. Bunn
Timothy P. Atsefe
Donald P. Pickard
James F. Kleinklaus
Thomas. J. Heck
San Andreas
Bu Ieau
Robert C
Maynard
Sandy Grady
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